dermoid
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of dermoid
Example Sentences
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When near the skin they are of the nature of dermoid cysts, being lined with squamous epithelium and filled with sebaceous material.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Chitten removed a dermoid from the sternum of a female of thirty-nine, the cyst containing 11 ounces of atheromatous material.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
In consequence of the continuity and similarity of structure, there is close sympathy between the mucous and dermoid membranes.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
In the proper performance of these functions, very much depends on the observance of the laws of the muscular, digestive respiratory, dermoid, and nervous apparatuses.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
Duyse reports the history of a case of labor during which a rectal dermoid was expelled.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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